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ๅ–ฐ
ๅ–ฐ
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Grade 9

Meanings

eat
drink
receive (a blow)
(kokuji)

Readings

Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ.ใ†
ใ.ใ‚‰ใ†
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใ˜ใ

Common Words

ใŸในใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #184
1

to eat

Examples
ใ‚‚ใฃใจๆžœ็‰ฉใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ในใใงใ™ใ€‚
You should eat more fruit.
2

to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Examples
ๅƒ•ใฏ่„šๆœฌๅฎถใง้ฃŸในใฆใ„ใๆฑบๅฟƒใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ€‚
I am determined to make a living as a playwright.
ๅ–ฐใ†
ใใ†
ๅ•–ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #785
1

Male

to eat

Examples
ใŠ่…นใ‚’็ฉบใ‹ใ›ใŸใใฎ็”ทใฏใ€้ฃŸ็‰ฉใ‚’ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Š้ฃŸใฃใŸใ€‚
The starving man devoured the food.
2

to live; to make a living; to survive

3

to bite; to sting (as insects do)

4

to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of

5

to encroach on; to eat into; to consume

6

to defeat a superior; to threaten a position

7

to consume time; to consume resources

Examples
ใ“ใฎไบ‹ๆฅญใฏ้‡‘ใ‚’้ฃŸใ†ใ€‚
This job eats money.
8

Colloquial

to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)

Examples
ไธปไบบใซๅคง็›ฎ็މใ‚’้ฃŸใฃใŸใ€‚
The boss bawled me out.
9

Male; Vulgar expression or word

to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

ๅ–ฐใ‚‰ใ†
ใใ‚‰ใ†
Transitive
Godan verb
Freq #3550
1

Vulgar expression or word

to eat; to drink; to wolf; to knock back

Examples
ๆฏ’ใ‚’้ฃŸใ‚‰ใ‚ใฐ็šฟใพใงใ€‚
As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
2

to receive (e.g. a blow)

Examples
ๆ˜”ใฏใ€ๆ‚ชใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๅญฆๆ กใฎๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใ‹ใ‚‰ๅนณๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใใ‚‰ใฃใŸใ‚Šๆ‹ณๅ›บใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†ใ“ใจใŒๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šๅ‰ใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
In the past it was perfectly normal to get the back of a teacher's hand or fist as punishment.
3

to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

Examples
้Š€่กŒๅผท็›—ใ™ใ‚‹ใจๆ‡ฒๅฝน๏ผ‘๏ผๅนด้ฃŸใ‚‰ใ†ใžใ€‚
Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
ใงใใ‚ใ™
ๅ‡บไผšใ™
ๅ‡บไบคใ™
ๅ‡บๅ–ฐใ‚ใ™
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #6483
1

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

Examples
ๆˆ‘ใ€…ใฏใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒจใƒผใ‚ฏใงๅฝผใ‚‰ใซๅ‡บใใ‚ใ—ใŸใ€‚
We came upon them in New York.
้ฃŸใ„ไป˜ใ
้ฃŸไป˜ใ
ๅ–ฐใ„ใคใ
ๅ–ฐใ„ไป˜ใ
ๅ–ฐไป˜ใ
ใใ„ใคใ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #7197
1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble

2

to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to get one's teeth into; to really get into

3

to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to

4

to complain; to bicker

ใใ„ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‹
ใใ„ใจใ‚ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #7565
1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt

Examples
่ขซๅฎณใฏๆœ€ๅฐ้™ใซ้ฃŸใ„ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
The damage was held to a minimum.
้ขๅ–ฐใ‚‰ใ†
ใ‚ใ‚“ใใ‚‰ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #10032
1

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

Examples
ใ‚ฆใ‚ฉใƒซใ‚ฟใƒผใฏใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใฎใฒใฉใ„ไพฎ่พฑใซ้ข้ฃŸใ‚‰ใฃใŸใ€‚
Walter was taken aback by John's cruel insult.
ๆฐ—ใซใใ‚ใชใ„
ๆฐ—ใซๅ–ฐใ‚ใชใ„
ใใซใใ‚ใชใ„
Expression
๏ฝžใ„ Adj.
Freq #11246
1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

Examples
ไฝ•ใŒใใ‚“ใชใซๆฐ—ใซใใ‚ใชใ„ใฎใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
What makes you so dissatisfied?
้ฃŸ็‰ฉ
ใใ„ใ‚‚ใฎ
Noun
Freq #11248
1

food; foodstuff

Examples
ๅฝผใฏ็งใฎไฟก้ ผใ‚’้ฃŸใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใซใ—ใŸใ€‚
He abused my confidence.
2

prey; victim

ใใ„ใ•ใŒใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #11774
1

to hang on to; to hang from; to cling to

2

to hound; to keep after (someone); to refuse to back down; to persist; to tenaciously face (someone); to doggedly oppose

3

Sumo

to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

๐ŸŽ“

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